Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
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The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, popularly referred to as the Synod on the Family, took place from 4 to 25 October 2015 with the theme of "the vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world."[1][2] It was "reflect[ing] further on the points discussed" at the 2014 Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops "so as to formulate appropriate pastoral guidelines" for the pastoral care of the person and the family.[3] The 2014 assembly of the synod, called to define the status quaestionis (current situation) and to collect the participants' experiences and proposals,[4] can be understood as a preparation for the 2015 assembly, but they are meant to "form a single organic unity."[3] It took place in the Synod Hall in the Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City.
XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops | |
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Date | 4–25 October 2015 |
Previous council | Thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops |
Next council | Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops |
Convoked by | Pope Francis |
President | Pope Francis |
Topics | The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world |
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